Employers would be required to insure their workers through a "pay or play" mandate. Those who did not provide "meaningful coverage" for their workers would pay a penalty, equal to some percentage of their payroll, into a national fund that would provide insurance to uncovered workers. Such a mandate is, of course, simply a disguised tax on employment.

Under our current system of "Bushcare", private insurers skim 25%-30% off the top in excessive overhead & profit. That's the Republican "tax" on healthcare.